Shield Aspect of Zeus + Hermes' Special Speed Up?

[Cass Kong]

I'm not sure what this combo is doing. I got special speed up 30% with the shield using aspect of zeus, but I couldn't tell if it was moving faster or hitting more frequently. Maybe the difference is too small for me to notice. Has anyone had this combo? It keeps showing up in my runs as an epic but it doesn't feel epic.

[Isaac_Clark]

I think it increases the flight speed of the shield making it both easier to hit with and faster to spam. So if you're not spamming it then you might not notice it as much.

[Nibbie]

Originally posted by Isaac Clark:

I think it increases the flight speed of the shield making it both easier to hit with and faster to spam. So if you're not spamming it then you might not notice it as much.

I think you are thinking of the wrong aspects, Zeus isn't so much about spamming, you send it out and it hangs there doing damage.

I want to say it makes the attack tick faster, but don't know for sure. Easiest way to find out would be to record it hitting something with/without the boon so you could compare them side by side.

[Cass Kong]

I got it again and tested. It definitely shortens the time between recalling it and sending it out again. So it does let you spam it but this doesn't seem useful at all. The only benefit I could see is if you had the daedalus upgrade that does an explosing when you recall the shield, you could spam the special to somewhat rapidly cause aoe explosions around you.

[Cass Kong]

I couldn't notice any tick rate or flight speed increases. Tick rate would be amazing and far more useful. I honestly wouldn't want it to move faster though, since you'd have to manage it more and it would be harder to keep it on one enemy for very long.